Notes from TBW Student Journal on Chapter 1, The Rebirth of Caste
External Resource Response by Desiree
"The
external research that I found has to do with the history of mass incarceration
in the United States. In my search, I found an article titled “Mass Incarceration and Postwar American History” by Sara Mayeux. The article is about a really cool podcast focused on mass incarceration and
postwar American history as well. The podcast is done by The Journal of
American History The podcast was really easy to listen to and brought up a lot
of information that I think is important to our studies in the book. The
podcast talks about “law and order” (as well as our assigned readings) and how
law and order changed with the civil rights movement. The podcast, as well as
the article also discusses the “stop and frisk” policing strategy which I
think is really important to the mass incarceration topic, mostly due to the misuse
of it. The podcast also speaks of drug use, and the fact that throughout the 20th
century it was stable, not increasing (hello, ‘war on drugs’) which just shows
the misrepresentation of drug use and race. The article and the podcast both
point out that by the year 2006 one in nine black men were in prison! (that
statistic blew my mind!)... This ties in so beautifully to our chapter, I felt that
hearing the podcast and reading the chapter both opened my eyes to what
happened and how this is relevant even now. Mass incarceration is happening
RIGHT NOW as I write this, it is an issue that needs to reviewed and taught so
that people know what is going on."
-Desiree
-Desiree
The Journal of American History Podcast: click here
Mass Incarceration and Postwar American History Article: click here
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